From the Chiefs Desk

By: Chief James Trzaski

Greetings from the Chief's Office,

February reminds me of the beginning of the end for winter, although our current pattern is
creating some challenges. Thank you to everyone that have been braving the cold to respond
to needs for service. Members have been giving time for standbys, chaining the vehicles and
maintaining a state of readiness. I have received a lot of positive comments and feedback from
the information on the Beacon Hose website and Facebook. Thank you to Kyle Brennan for
keeping the public and our members informed.
Recently, Assistant Chief DeGeorge and I attended a seminar on leadership and safety for the
fire service. Often times, as we go on with the day to day operations of being a member, we
forget of the awesome responsibility bestowed upon us by the public and more importantly
our families. Yes, we have a duty to respond to emergencies often during very adverse
conditions, but we also have the duty to operate safely. There is always a certain amount of
risk involved with our job, some risk is calculated and some unfortunately we cannot control.
Becoming a member of Beacon Hose Company, you have made a commitment to serve and
protect Beacon Falls from the effects of fire, medical emergencies and natural or man made
disasters. Many members have given countless hours to educate and train themselves in an
effort to better serve our community. The training that we attend not only enhances our skills
it also increases the margin of safety during our operations. There is a push for cultural change
in the fire service, from doing the job no matter what, to operating as safe as possible. As the
leaders of Beacon Hose we believe that we owe it to the public and our families to operate as
safely as possible. The fire service has always been branded as aggressive and we encourage
that attitude, it is what defines us. We also encourage the attitude of The Courage to Be
Safe. If you see something say something, encourage safe values from the newest probie on up
to the top of the organization. It's as simple as wearing your PPE, driving with due regard and
buckling up. Beacon Hose members have numerous opportunities for training within the next
few months, please make an effort to take advantage of those opportunities.
Thank you for the time you give and I will see you at the next training.
Chief Trzaski

Fire Calls = 18
EMS Calls = 48
Valentines Lunch
Friday, February 13th, 2015 from 11:30am to 1:30pm
$8.00 Per Person
Lunches are limited!! Please contact Gretchen at 203-729-1470
or gcarlsonbhc1@comcast.net to reserve yours!!

Stuffed Manicotti, Meatballs, Rolls, Cesar Salad, Dessert, Coffee, Tea, Soda or Water
Take your chance at our 50/50 & Valentines Raffle
Bring your Sweetie.Wed LOVE to have you join us!!

SAVE A LIFE SUNDAY

LEARN CPR IN 20 MINUTES!!
February 8th, 2015 from 9:00am to 5:00pm
NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED!! NO COST!!
STOP BY THE FIREHOUSE ANYTIME ON THE 8TH AND LEARN THE SKILLS TO SAVE A LIFE!!

Getting to know you..PETER MONTI

Peter has been an EMT-B with Beacon Hose Company since August
2013 and is on our Sunday Night Crew. He grew up in Marlborough,
Mass and moved to Beacon Falls in 1992. He is a Senior Client Manager
with United Health Group and is also the President of
St. Michaels Mens Club and the Charter Organizational
Representative for the Beacon Falls Boy Scout Troop 104.
He has 2 children ~ 19 year old Olivia and 16 year old Zachary.
Peters hobbies include hiking, camping, reading and cooking.
With great EMS skills and a witty sense of humor...Hes a very wonderful addition to our
department and we are happy to have him in our BHC Family!!!!!
WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST BHC MEMBERS..
Fire Police Stephanie Guerra and Katherine Moity
Firefighter Kyle Burns
Social Member Jaclyn Fitzpatrick

We are happy to have you with us!!!!

CONGRATS TO ANDREW LEEPER, TIMOTHY HANKS &
JONATHAN FITZPATRICK
on completing the Firefighter 1 Class.
Wolcott State Fire School held a graduation ceremony on January 9th, 2015 at the
Cheshire Firehouse.

We are proud of you!!!!

Whats Up At BHC In February

EMS WEEKEND CREWS

January 31st ~ February 1stCrew #2

February 7th ~ 8thCrew #3
February 14th ~ 15thCrew #4
February 21st ~ 22ndCrew #5
February 28th ~ March 1stCrew #1
BHC CARES
If you know of any town residents in
need of assistance with Food, Heat, etc..
we would like to know!!
Residents can call 211 or contact
Gretchen at the firehouse for possible
assistance from the Salvation Army

Cannoli Dip

1st ~ Super Bowl Party at New Harvest

2nd ~Ground Hog Day
8th ~ Save A Life Sunday
9th ~ Dept. Monthly Meeting
12th ~ Lincolns Birthday
13th ~ Valentines Day Lunch
14th ~ Happy Valentines Day
15th ~ Ice Rescue Training
15th ~ EMS Meeting
16th ~ Washingtons Birthday/Presidents Day
18th ~ Ash Wednesday
21st ~ Oxford FDs 75th Anniversary Ball
22nd ~ Fire Police Training
28th ~ The Art of Reading Fire Training

From Kristen Trzaski

Sweet Valentine
1 ~ 8 Oz. Package of Cream Cheese ~ Softened
Recipes To Make
1 ~ 16 Oz. Container of Ricotta Cheese
1 1/2 Cups of Confectioners Sugar
For The Ones You
1 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract
LOVE!!
2 Cups of Mini Chocolate Chips
Mix cream cheese, ricotta, sugar and vanilla.
BACON APPETIZERS
Stir in chocolate chips.
From Gretchen Carlson
Spoon into a serving bowl and
1 Package of Keebler Club Crackers
serve with Cinnamon & Sugar Pita Chips,
1 Pound of Thin Sliced Bacon
Cannoli Shells, Nilla Wafers
Grated Parmesan Cheese
Lay crackers (as many as you want)
Who am I???
face up on a cookie sheet.
Can you guess who
Scoop about 1 teaspoon of grated Parmesan
this little
Cheese onto each cracker. Cut your package of
Sweetheart is??
bacon in half (or cut pieces individually) and
Decembers
carefully, so the cheese doesnt fall off, wrap each
BHC Kid Photo
cheese covered cracker in one half piece of bacon,
was
completely covering the cracker.
EMS Director
It should fit snugly around the cracker.
Joe Chew and his
Place the bacon wrapped crackers onto a
dad Jonathan
baking sheet that has a rack on it.
At Laurel Ledge
Place in a 250-degree oven for about 2 hours.
School

ADOPT A HYDRANT
PROGRAM & DRAWING
Chief Trzaski and his wife Kristen thought it would be a
great idea to ask town residents to adopt a fire hydrant
during our snow storm on January 26 and 27. The idea
was posted on both our BHC and Beacon Falls Websites.
The response was AMAZING!!
Residents that participated were asked to email
Chief Trzaski with a picture of their hydrant along with
their name, phone number, address and
Pictured above:
hydrant location by noon on 1/31/15
Bruce Carlson
All participants were entered into a drawing,
of Skokorat
which took place on 1/31/15 at 6:00pm,
Road
to win a $10.00 Gift Certificate to the
Bruce is the
Original Antonios Restaurant.
Commander of
Our 5 Winners were:
our towns
The Trembley Family from Quail Hollow Court
American Legion
Connor Perry from Coventry Lane
and is also very
The Messina Family from Fawn Hill Road
active with the
Mary Jane Hines from Avenue C
Boy Scouts!!
Eileen Shea and Sam Kosko from North Main Street

February
Birthdays

7th ~ Edward Siemenski

9th ~ Michael Rupsis
19th ~ Jamie Gracy
22nd ~ Jeffrey Kean
22nd ~ Kurt Novak

BEACON HOSE COMPANY NO. 1 MISSION STATEMENT

Beacon Hose Company No. 1 is dedicated to the protection of life, property and the
environment from the effects of fire, medical emergencies and hazardous conditions

35 North Main Street

Beacon Falls, CT 06403
Phone: (203) 729-1470
Fax: (203) 723-2209

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